California Confronts Overdose Epidemic Among Former Prison Inmates
Michael Vera walked into a bedroom of a residential drug treatment program in Los Angeles in March to find its occupant slumped over on his bed and struggling to breathe, a…
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Gov. Newsom Wanted California to Cut Ties With Walgreens. Then Federal Law Got in the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom declared last month that California was “done” doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain said it would not distribute an…
GOP Lawmaker Calls for Tracking Homeless Spending, Working With Democrats on Mental…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican lawmakers say that, before California spends even more money battling homelessness, the public deserves to know exactly how the tens of…
Prescription for Housing? California Wants Medicaid to Cover 6 Months of Rent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold:…
Trabajadores comunitarios persuaden a inmigrantes mayores de tener cobertura de salud
OAKLAND, California – Durante tres años, Bertha Embriz, de San Francisco, ha vivido sin seguro de salud, salteándose chequeos anuales, y ahora tratando de no masticar de un…
Community Workers Fan Out to Persuade Immigrant Seniors to Get Covered
OAKLAND, Calif. — For three years, Bertha Embriz of San Francisco has gone without health insurance, skipping annual wellness exams and recently tolerating a broken molar by…
California Requires Hospitals to Turn to a Patient’s Next of Kin, Closing a Longtime…
About four years ago, Dr. Gene Dorio sat on the ethics committee of a Southern California hospital whose administrators insisted they could decide whether to disconnect a…
California Aims to Maximize Health Insurance Subsidies for Workers During Labor…
This spring, Chevron workers testified that the company revoked health coverage for hundreds of members of the United Steelworkers Local 5 at the Richmond, California,…
Lawmakers adjourn in heat wave, leave governor in hot seat
By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers adjourned this year's legislative session at the onset of a protracted…